Chapter 217

PHA – Chapter 217 – Worldview Restructured

Andusia felt betrayed. Alice had told her that humans of this era no longer practiced slavery. She had also seen for herself the peaceful interactions between beastkins and humans.

Just a moment ago, Andusia had even been thinking of abandoning her hatred and accepting the changes of this era. Yet, before she could thoroughly resolve herself, Alice had shown her a scene of her trampling on a catkin.

Having another person like one’s foot was undoubtedly insulting behavior. It was an order only a slave owner would give to their slaves. After all, would any normal person take the initiative to lick another person’s foot? Definitely not. There was no way such a strange person would exist in this world. Hence, this catkin must be being forced to kneel and lick Alice’s foot!

“You bastard! What are you doing?!”

Andusia very much wished she could send a taboo blasting at Alice’s face right now. Unfortunately, the Forest Crystal sealing her mana core prevented her from realizing her thoughts. Even so, she absolutely wouldn’t just stand aside and watch as a beastkin got humiliated like a slave.

Immediately, Andusia jumped out of Alice’s school bag while furiously shouting at Alice, “How can you be keeping a slave in secret?! How can you betray all those people who trust you like this?!”

When Alice was making her way to class in the morning, Andusia had seen many beastkins behaving respectfully to Alice. So, it could be seen that Alice’s image in their hearts was quite good. Yet, a person respected by beastkins was secretly keeping a beastkin slave. How could this be forgivable?

Meanwhile, when Ciel saw a figurine suddenly jumping out of Alice’s bag and yelling, she couldn’t help but be slightly frightened and subconsciously shrink her neck.

Alice was also surprised by Andusia’s sudden entrance into her interaction with Ciel. She had honestly forgotten that Andusia was still in her bag for a moment. It would also seem that Andusia had mistaken her interaction with the perverted catkin as an interaction between slave owner and slave.

Of course, Alice could explain her way out of this situation. However, after looking at Andusia, Alice didn’t choose to explain herself immediately. This was because she knew that Andusia wouldn’t trust her words even if she gave the other party an explanation. So, she decided to take direct action to provide Andusia with concrete evidence.

Thud.

Alice stepped on Ciel’s face and poked the catkin’s cheek with her toes. It looked like an extremely insulting action, and Andusia felt flames igniting in her eyes when she saw this scene. However, before Andusia could voice her indignance, Ciel’s subconscious cry stopped her in her tracks.

“Ahn~?”

Ciel’s moan had nothing to do with pain at all. On the contrary, it sounded like Ciel was being poked in her G-spot. It sounded like she was a cat in heat.

“…” Andusia froze on the spot, her mouth opening and closing several times. However, not once did she manage to utter the words of anger and criticism she had prepared for Alice. Instead, she turned to look at the blushing catkin while speaking through her teeth to Alice, “What is this situation?”

“As you can see, she isn’t a slave. It’s her fetish to be treated like this,” Alice said, shrugging. Sure enough, it was much more convincing to let Andusia see the evidence with her own eyes. Then, pointing at the trembling catkin under her feet, she said, “If I don’t do this, she’ll refuse to talk to me properly. I’m sure you’ve seen her behavior outside the door just now.”

Indeed. When Andusia saw the annoyed look Ciel had given Alice at the entrance, she knew that it’d be difficult for Alice to have a proper conversation with Ciel. Initially, Andusia thought there might be some conflict between Ciel and Alice. However, looking at things now, that didn’t seem to be the case.

“Becoming a slave isn’t a bad idea…” Ciel subconsciously retorted when she overheard the conversation between Alice and Andusia. Then, when Alice gagged her mouth with her foot, she promptly shut her mouth with a satisfied smile.

Andusia felt her worldview being challenged when she heard Ciel’s words. This was the first time she had heard anyone saying that they were willing to become a slave. While looking at Ciel with trembling eyes, Andusia asked Alice, “But… But why haven’t I heard of such a thing before?”

“That’s normal. I’m sure people of your era are much more conservative when it comes to the topic of fetishes,” Alice said, nodding. Then, while moving her foot from Ciel’s mouth to Ciel’s body and feeling the catkin’s soft body, Alice explained, “Just think about it. If you had such a strange hobby during your era, would you publicize it?”

“Absolutely not.”

Andusia quickly understood Alice’s point. There might have been a few people with such perverted fetishes during her era, but those perverts absolutely would not dare to tell others about their fetishes. So, it was normal for her not to hear about it.

Of course, such people should be incredibly few in numbers. Most people definitely wouldn’t be willing to become a slave to others. However, Ciel just so happened to be one of these minorities, and the actions Alice took with Ciel were merely a means to have a proper conversation with the catkin.

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Seeing that Andusia still needed time to digest this astonishing information, Alice asked Ciel, “So, what is your chieftain’s answer?”

“The chieftain has agreed to your request, but on a few conditions,” Ciel answered while breathing heavily. After finishing her words, she even licked the sole of Alice’s foot, causing Alice to subconsciously shudder. When Alice felt the wet sensation coming through her stockings, she couldn’t help but wonder whether she should throw her white stockings away once she returned to her room. Then, Ciel added, “You can read our taboos so long as you agree to those conditions.”

“Tell the conditions to Luna, and she’ll take care of them,” Alice said. She wasn’t familiar with the national-level negotiations of this world since they would often involve things related to the magic industry. Meanwhile, the magic industry was a knowledge blind spot for Alice.

However, Alice doubted that the catkins’ demands would be anything absurd. After all, they lived within the Gryffin Kingdom’s borders. The last thing they wanted to do was provoke the Gryffin Kingdom.

While having such thoughts in her mind, Alice put more strength into stepping on Ciel. Ciel seemed to have lost some enthusiasm for being stepped on recently. If she wanted to continue having normal conversations with Ciel, she might have to come up with something new.

Maybe I should bring some rope next time? Or maybe I can learn magic that can substitute for ropes? Maybe I should try parlor tricks like Water Binding and Wood Vine?

When Alice heard Ciel moaning under her feet, she could sense a depressing aura enveloping Andusia.